Hopefully, all the misguided prejudice about this one adverb will begin to
dissipate. Notice that the very next paragraph of the story begins,
"Anecdotally, I've noticed the same trend...." Fortunately, the AP
recently withdrew its prohibition of "hopefully" as a sentence modifier.
Mercifully, such adverbs need not confine themselves to describing the mood of
the writer at the time of composition. Thankfully, they can equally correctly
apply to the author's attitude about the subject.

Nobody's perfect. As long as we understand each other you'll know what
I mean. I'm O K and your O K. May be you could say I'm nobody your
nobody there is understanding. So the big question is. Who do you think you are,
Anyway?